The gospel will surprise you and thrill you when you see its true dynamism. The gospel can paradoxically create and abolish religion. Sounds impossible, but it’s true. Pastor Tim Keller captures the dynamism of the gospel when he … [Read more...] about The Irreligious Religion of Christianity
Archives for May 2013
Simple Faith
We tend to complicate faith, but faith is fairly simple. If someone asked me what it means to have saving faith in Jesus, I would say saving faith involves truly believing in Jesus (more than just intellectual assent) and is verified by … [Read more...] about Simple Faith
Experience
Experience can do one of two things. It can either make you a worse critic or a better helper. You can take your knowledge and experience and judge others. You can say how you wouldn’t have done it that way. You can critique every last … [Read more...] about Experience
Crawford Loritts on Luke Eight
Crawford Loritts worked through Luke 8, finding several common themes and culling many helpful lessons. In Luke 8, we have three very distinct and disparate stories. There is the demoniac, the hemorrhaging woman, and Jairus's daughter. … [Read more...] about Crawford Loritts on Luke Eight
Colin Smith on the Preaching of Jesus
Colin Smith recently shared some thoughts on the preaching of Jesus out of Luke 4.Smith noted Four Distinguishing Marks of Jesus' Preaching: Jesus preaches the scriptures.Jesus preaches directly to the human condition.Jesus preaches … [Read more...] about Colin Smith on the Preaching of Jesus
Kevin DeYoung on Luke Fifteen
DeYoung outlines his sermon on Luke 15 in the following way: DeYoung wants to give us 1 key point to understanding the text.DeYoung wants to give us 2 things we should note about God from these stories.DeYoung wants to give us 3 things … [Read more...] about Kevin DeYoung on Luke Fifteen